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‖ steekgras S. Afr.|ˈstɪəkxras|
Also † stick-grass; steek-grass.
[Afrikaans, f. steek to prick + gras grass n.1]
Any of several grasses of the genus Aristida or Andropogon, having spiky awns which damage the fleeces of sheep.
1838J. Alexander Exped. Discovery Interior Africa I. ix. 237 The Boschmans have a peculiar mode of fishing in the 'Oup river; they make conical baskets of stick grass, which is as thick and hard as quills. 1893W. Spilhaus in J. Noble Illustr. Official Handbk. Cape & S. Afr. (rev. ed.) xiv. 314 A year or two ago the Colony was troubled with a particularly obnoxious seed, that of the ‘steekgrass’ (Andropogon contortus, Ness, and Aristida congesta, R. and T.). 1896R. Wallace Farming Industries Cape Colony v. 99 ‘Steekgrass’ is the colonial name applied to a number of species..having long sharp awns attached to their seeds. 1913C. Pettman Africanderisms 474 Andropogon contortus..is also a steekgras, but it is not the common one. 1954D. D'Ewes Mydorp vii. 57 The seeds of the steekgras struck in our stockings and bored relentlessly through to prick the skin. 1975Stand. Encycl. S. Afr. XI. 382/1 Stick-grass or steekgras (Aristida congesta) is a biennial pioneer grass. |